ONTAP pre-update check: Openssh 7.2 upgrade Warning: "hmac-ripemd160" and precheck "hmac-ripemd160-etm" are considered weak
Applies to
- ONTAP 9.1 and later
- Upgrading from 9.1 to 9.2 and later
Issue
While performing the ONTAP upgrade pre-check command
cluster image validate -version you receive the following pre-check Warning:
Pre-update Check Status Error-Action
--------------------- ---------- --------------------------------------------
Openssh 7.2 upgrade Warning Warning: "hmac-ripemd160" and
precheck "hmac-ripemd160-etm" are considered weak
keyed-hash message authentication code
(HMAC) algorithms and support for the same
will be removed after upgrading to Data
ONTAP 9.3.
Action: Before retrying the upgrade, remove
the above weak algorithms using "security
ssh remove" command. To list all Vservers
configured with one or both the above HMAC
algorithms, run "security ssh show
-mac-algorithms hmac-ripemd160* -vserver * -fields vserver"
